Re: [patch] release the capture buffers on device closing

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e9hack wrote:
> Oliver Endriss wrote:
> > e9hack wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> if the video-device (saa7146 on a FF card) was open for capturing,
> >> the close call doesn't release the capture buffers. 
> >> The attached patch may fix this problem. Possible there is more
> >> cleanup necessary. 
> > 
> >> diff -r 1109998234b4 linux/drivers/media/common/saa7146_video.c
> >> --- a/linux/drivers/media/common/saa7146_video.c        Fri Mar 30 10:58:01 2007 -0300
> >> +++ b/linux/drivers/media/common/saa7146_video.c        Sat Mar 31 19:50:55 2007 +0200
> >> @@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@ static void video_close(struct saa7146_d
> >>  {
> >>         struct saa7146_fh *fh = (struct saa7146_fh *)file->private_data;
> >>         struct saa7146_vv *vv = dev->vv_data;
> >> +       struct videobuf_queue *q = &fh->video_q;
> >>         int err;
> >>  
> >>         if (IS_CAPTURE_ACTIVE(fh) != 0) {
> >> @@ -1436,6 +1437,11 @@ static void video_close(struct saa7146_d
> >>         } else if (IS_OVERLAY_ACTIVE(fh) != 0) {
> >>                 err = saa7146_stop_preview(fh);
> >>         }
> >> +       
> >> +       // release all capture buffers
> >> +       mutex_lock(&q->lock);
> >> +       videobuf_read_stop(q);
> >> +       mutex_unlock(&q->lock);
> > 
> > Hm, I'm not sure: Is it safe to call videobuf_read_stop()
> > if capturing was never active?
> 
> I think it's safe. videobuf_read_stop() calls videobuf_queue_cancel() and frees all buffers. If capturing was never
> active, videobuf_queue_cancel() walks through an empty queue and does nothing. But the buffers must be freed.

Applied, thanks.

Oliver

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